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Showcasing Shaw Rocket Fund'S Projects

During the four days of the KidScreen Summit, the Shaw Rocket Fund is taking the opportunity to proudly showcase many of the programs and production companies it has been involved with. Be sure to check out the Shaw Rocket Fund's Facebook and Twitter accounts for more exciting news and facts from the producers!

Sinking Ship Entertainment

Dino Dan

2010 Shaw Rocket Prize Winner

Obsessed with dinosaurs, Dino Dan shares his encyclopaedic knowledge of palaeontology as well as his countless encounters with every kind of dinosaur – right in his own back yard.


  • Renewed by Nick Jr. (US) and TVO (Canada) for an additional season. Production to begin this Spring
  • Season one has been sold in over 100 countries
  • First mass market toy launch to be available across the US (Spring 2012)
  • Dino Dan toys were introduced at DinoDan.com, nothingbutdinosaurs.com and tystoybox.com and promptly sold out (Dec 2011)
  • A second Dino Dan DVD will be released in Spring 2012 by NCircle. (First DVD debuted on Videoscan’s children’s non-theatrical chart at #18)
  • First App “Dino Defence” on iTunes (Spring 2012)
  • Listed as one of the Top 10 brands to watch (CNBC)
  • Website
Dino Dan

Fresh TV

My Babysitter's a Vampire

2011 Shaw Rocket Prize Finalist

Ethan moves to the town of White Church with his family and is soon involved in keeping teenaged vampires from taking over the town.


  • Nominated for DGC and Gemini awards (2010), including Gemini for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
  • Premiered with timeslot-winning ratings on The Disney Channel (US) (June 2011)
  • Season I premiered on Disney XD in November 2011. Now airing as part of TELETOON’s “Can’t Miss Thursdays” programming block
  • Season II recently sold to Disney Channel worldwide
  • +1 million gameplays for the official online game, Humans vs. Vampires. The season ending that viewers get to see on TELETOON will be affected by the game
MY BABYSITTER’S A VAMPIRE

Really Me

Tween sitcom about the teenage star, cast and production crew of a slice of life reality show.


  • Season II is in post-production
  • Season I premiered on Family Channel last spring (season finale: Feb 2012), in French last Fall on VRAK.TV in Quebec, and is airing on ABC3 in Australia
  • The cast went on a Disney Cruise to shoot shorts that aired as promotion for one of Family Channel’s most successful contests
  • Stars Sydney Imbeau and Kiana Madeira will participate in a winter activity with a lucky fan, in interstitials that will air on Family Channel over March Break as part of the Make Your Break promotion
Really Me

Grojband

Corey, 12, and his friends rely on stolen passages from Corey’s obnoxious sister’s diary as lyrics for their nascent rock band’s totally awesome songs.


  • Latest animated series was greenlit for 26 episodes by TELETOON last Fall

Guru Studios

Justin Time

Little boy and his imaginary friend learn about history, geography, science – plus valuable lessons on life skills like cooperation and team work – through imaginary travel to faraway places.


  • Skylife has acquired all episodes of JUSTIN TIME in Korea for English educational channel KidsTalkTalk (Feb 2012)
  • The Italian version, GIUST’IN TEMPO, premiered on Disney Junior Italy on January 16 2012
JUSTIN TIME

Ben and Hairy

Ben wakes up one morning to find he has a Yeti in his house and brings him to work. The show follows the Pink Panther tradition of no dialogue and slapstick fun.


  • Guru has picked up the rights to a fun animated series for 6-12yr olds
BEN AND HAIRY

Mama-oo Productions

Tansi! Nehiyawetan

Three children ages 5-7 learn basic Cree in a number of different contexts (e.g., the garden, the weather) through direction instruction, games, adventures, stories, and songs.


  • Silver Remi: Houston International Film Festival
  • ImagineNATIVE Festival (Toronto) Nomination: Best Website
  • Leo Awards (BC/Vancouver Film and Television Awards) Nominations: Best Youth and Children’s series; Best Performer / Host – Youth and Children’s series; Best Director(s) – Youth and Children’s series
  • We are developing a wireless app
  • Website | Facebook

Loten Media

Making Stuff!

GEARS and his sidekick, WIZ, visit plants, factories, and other manufacturing sites in order to find out how things are made.


  • Filmed around the world; Australia, Germany, England, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada
  • Airing on all educational networks in Canada
  • Consistently in the TOP 5 shows on TVOKids since Sept 2010
  • It has been sold in Israel, Middle East, Malaysia and Brunei. Series 2 already sold before completion
  • In negotiations in Turkey and Iran
MAKING STUFF!
 
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